Identify Constellations

Each lab class will have a session scheduled in the Rauch Planetarium to help you learn to
identify constellations, bright stars, and the planets that are currently visible. It will help
if you work on this with a star chart of your own, such as you mightfind in an astronomy
book, or in one of these free resources:

If want to pursue this and learn the night sky well, you should consider getting a
planisphere star finder if one was not already required for the lecture class. This is a rotating
map of the sky that will show you how it appears on any date and time. We will provide
star charts to help you in the lab. You may install the free Stellarium software to review the
appearance of the sky at home.